Markey Leads Gomez in New Suffolk/WHDH Poll

Congressman leads Gabriel Gomez by 17 points.

A new Suffolk University/7NEWS (WHDH) poll shows a strong lead for Democratic U.S. Congressman Edward Markey over Republican businessman and former U.S. Navy SEAL Gabriel Gomez in the race for the U.S. Senate special election. The poll of 500 likely voters has Markey at 52 percent and Gomez at 35 percent. Eleven percent of voters in the poll were undecided. A third-party candidate, Richard Heos of the Twelve Visions Party, got 1 percent and another 1 percent refused to respond. David Paleologos, director of the Suffolk University Political Research Center in Boston, said along with the announcement of the poll that Markey has "a large lead over his Republican opponent who voters are unsure about." Indeed, 32 percent of those polled said …

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Voters in Both Towns Back Primary Winners

See how Hamilton and Wenham voted on Tuesday in the special election primary for U.S. Senate.

Voters in Hamilton and Wenham both backed the eventual winners of Tuesday's U.S. Senate primary. In Hamilton, Republican Gabriel Gomez received 244 votes, Michael Sullivan 102 and Daniel Winslow 60 votes. Things were much the same in Wenham, where Gomez received 126 votes, Sullivan got 60 and Winslow had 42. Eventual winner Ed Marley was tops in both towns for Democrats, with 212 votes in Wenham to Stephen Lynch's 58. Hamilton Democrats backed Markey with 308 votes over Lynch's 151 votes. Turnout was low, as expected. In Hamilton, 15 percent of voters went to the poll sat Winthrop Elementary School, In Wenham turnout was 17 percent. Gomez and Markey will face each other in the June 25 general election.

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Patch Interviews U.S. Senate Candidates

We gathered questions from editors across Patch’s coverage area in Massachusetts.

Patch editors interviewed each of the candidates running for U.S. Senate in the April 30 special election. We gathered questions from editors across Patch’s coverage area in Massachusetts. The editors asked both broad questions about policy, as well as opinions on more local, regional issues. Click on the links below to read the questions and answers with each candidate… Stephen Lynch Edward Markey Brett Rhyne (write-in candidate) Gabriel Gomez Michael Sullivan Daniel Winslow

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Larry

6:47 pm on Wednesday, May 1, 2013

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Five Things to Know on April 22: Maddern Joins Selectmen for His First Meeting

An essential get-me-going daily morning column from Hamilton-Wenham Patch.

Today is Monday, April 22. Here are five things you need to know in Hamilton and Wenham: 1. Nice: Monday is forecasted to be a sunny, yet cool, day. The sun is expected to be out for most of the day with a high temperature in the upper 40s and close to 50 degrees. 2. Pirie: The committee looking into whether the town should take action on its first right of refusal on the so-called Pirie property (Aquila Farm) is meeting again on Monday morning. The Pirie Property Committee meets at 7:30 a.m. in the Memorial room at Hamilton Town Hall. 3. Silence: Local radio stations and others are organizing a moment of silence at 2:50 p.m. on Monday, exactly one week after the two bombs exploded along Boylston Street in Boston, near the finish line of …

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Five Candidates Waiting for OK on Signatures in U.S. Senate Race

Two Democrats and three Republicans submitted the needed 10,000 names by Wednesday's deadline.

Two Democrats and three Republicans submitted the required number of signatures to run in the special election for U.S. Senate, according to the Boston Globe. U.S. Reps. Edward Markey (D-Malden) and Stephen Lynch (D-South Boston) each filed more than double the 10,000 certified signatures required. Markey led the way with nearly 34,000 signatures, while Lynch had just over 25,000. On the Republican side, former U.S. Attorney Michael Sullivan filed nearly 19,000 signatures, followed by former Navy SEAL Gabriel Gomez of Cohasset at almost 17,000 and state Rep. Daniel Winslow of Norfolk at more than 13,000. Those totals only include those signatures submitted to the Secretary of State's office by Wednesday's 5 p.m. deadline. City and town …

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Lynch, Markey Hit the Road, Republicans Get Started

Nomination papers deadline is Wednesday, Feb. 27

With only days to go before nomination papers are due in the race for U.S. Senate, last week was a busy one for announced and potential candidates looking to fill the seat left vacant by John Kerry’s appointment to Secretary of State. The Republican field lost one prominent candidate, and another generated a bit of controversy. On the Democratic side, Congressmen Edward Markey (D-Malden) and Stephen Lynch (D-South Boston) have been working through their pre-primary debate schedule and campaigning across the state. Democrats Markey and Lynch hit the road Both Democratic candidates hit the road again last week from Pittsfield to Salem, meeting with residents and attending fundraisers. Markey had campaign stops in Taunton, Fall River, Lowell …

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Who Do You Think Should Run for Kerry’s Seat?

After President Obama’s selection of John Kerry as Secretary of State, there’s a lot of interest in the senior senator’s seat.

With U.S. Senator John Kerry as President Barack Obama’s pick for Secretary of State, it’s anyone’s guess who will run for the seat in a special election next summer. Kerry was nominated by Obama on Dec. 21. If Kerry is appointed, Governor Deval Patrick will appoint an interim senator, who will be named to the position before the special election. Names have already been dropped locally and from afar. Names include actor and Cambridge native Ben Affleck, but he has already said he's not interested in running for the seat Kerry has held since 1985. Earlier in December, U.S. Representative Edward Markey told reporters at Malden City Hall, he would “seriously consider” running for Kerry’s seat in the U.S. Senate. On Thursday, he made it …

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Anne Sweeney

12:20 am on Monday, January 21, 2013

Blessed are those that can give without remembering, and take without forgetting. One day a florist went to a barber for a haircut. After the cut, he asked about his bill, and the barber replied, 'I cannot accept money from you, I'm doing community service this week.' The florist was pleased and left the shop. When the barber went to open his shop the next morning, there was a 'thank you' card …   more ›

Congressman Edward Markey Says He Will Run For U.S. Senate

Congressman Edward Markey says he will run for Sen. John Kerry's seat, if Kerry is appointed U.S. Secretary of State.

The Associated Press and the Boston Herald are reporting that Congressman Edward Markey, D-7th, says he will run for Sen. John Kerry's seat, if Kerry is appointed U.S. Secretary of State. Markey, who has been a U.S. Representative since 1976, doesn't represent any North Shore towns or cities. The 7th District runs from Winthrop and Revere roughly westward and a bit south toward Framingham. Markey, the dean of the state's congressional delegation, issued a statement Thursday saying he's decided to run for Kerry's seat. The Malden Democrat, reported the Boston Herald, said the events of recent weeks, from the devastation of Hurricane Sandy and the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary to the fiscal cliff debate, have made it clear Massachusetts …

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Anne Sweeney

5:33 pm on Saturday, December 29, 2012

Ed Markey is the most liberal person on this planet, he makes Elizabeth Warren look like George Wallace.   more ›